Ezekiel 44:23-25
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 Moreover, they shall teach My people the (A)difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. 24 In a dispute (B)they shall take their stand to judge; they shall judge it according to My ordinances. They shall also keep My laws and My statutes in all My (C)appointed feasts and (D)sanctify My sabbaths. 25 [a](E)They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves; however, for father, for mother, for son, for daughter, for brother, or for a sister who has not had a husband, they may defile themselves.
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- Ezekiel 44:25 Lit He
Ezekiel 44:23-25
New International Version
23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common(A) and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.(B)
24 “‘In any dispute, the priests are to serve as judges(C) and decide it according to my ordinances. They are to keep my laws and my decrees for all my appointed festivals,(D) and they are to keep my Sabbaths holy.(E)
25 “‘A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself.(F)
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